Ang Lee Breaks Down Hulk and “Repression vs Release” (2003)

Описание: Ang Lee joins Charlie Rose to talk about making Hulk—his biggest film by far—and why the character felt personal: an “alter ego,” repression, and the primal force underneath it. Lee explains how he tried to humanize a fully CGI Hulk, why the movie leans into emotion and myth, and what drew him to cast Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, and Nick Nolte. A conversation about turning a comic-book icon into an Ang Lee film.

00:00 Intro — Ang Lee returns, making Hulk
00:15 Why this “big movie” is personal
01:45 Repression, release, and the “inner Hulk” theme
03:25 The hardest part: humanizing Hulk
05:05 Why Hulk is green + updating the science
06:15 Scene: Bruce meets Talbot
08:05 Making it work for audiences (and kids)
08:35 Casting Eric Bana + what “inner Hulk” means
09:20 Casting Jennifer Connelly + Nick Nolte
10:15 Scene: “My son is unique”
11:35 Hulk as modern myth + intensity in the cast
12:15 Why Hulk is hard CGI (continuity, realism, motion)
14:05 No test screenings + playing the genre “game”
15:15 Wrap + release date

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